Without a goal in 11 games, Seguin welcomes a fresh start

BOSTON - After being held without a goal despite 29 shots in the Toronto series, Tyler Seguin was looking forward to a fresh start against the New York Rangers in the second round.

Mark Divver Assistant Sports Editor markdivver

BOSTON - After being held without a goal despite 29 shots in the Toronto series, Tyler Seguin was looking forward to a fresh start against the New York Rangers in the second round.

"I really try not to think about (not scoring a goal for 11 straight games). Especially Game 6 and 7 there, I was kind of going into games and just saying, 'I'm good when I'm skating and when I'm shooting the puck and playing my game and I'm not trying to think too much about how many goals I have or what not,''' Seguin said Thursday morning before Game One.

"When I go out there on a shift and I'm visualizing I'm going to score and this is how I'm going to (celebrate), you know it's not going to go in. But when I'm going out there just saying 'Good (defensive) zone,' and not thinking at all, (then) we score in overtime.

"I thought I started off well last series and I was creating good chances. And then at certain points there, especially halfway through the series, I felt like sometimes I was shooting the puck just to shoot it and just getting shots on net. And when I look at the end of it, how many shots I did have, and no goals, I think I need to be a bit more determined around the net and stuff like that.

"But at the end of the series I just completely stopped thinking about anything when I was out there. I felt better, and obviously being able to contribute on the game-winning goal felt great."